Kyle Larson picked a good time to get his first win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, driving away from Chase Elliott and Brad Keselowski on a late restart to take the Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway.
Larson, the driver of the Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates No. 42 Chevrolet, became the 13th different driver to win a race this season and firmly planted himself among those vying for the 16-car field in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Larson took the lead away from Chase Elliott on a restart with 10 laps to go when Elliott's No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet appeared to get loose. From there, Larson drove away for the victory that had eluded him in his first 98 Sprint Cup Series races.
Elliott, Keselowski, Ryan Blaney and series points leader Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five finishers at the 2-mile track in the Irish Hills.
Team Penske's Joey Logano, who started on the pole, finished 10th.
Larson led a race-high 41 laps, followed by Jimmie Johnson, who led 37 laps and finished sixth.
Sunday marked the third time NASCAR used the 2017 low-downforce package to gather information for next season.
The Sprint Cup Series returns next Sunday (Sept. 4) for the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway (6 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
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